Sharon
SHEH-ruhn
A name from the fertile plain of Sharon in the Bible, evoking openness, abundance, and beauty.
Meaning
Sharon comes from the Hebrew place-name Sharon, the name of a plain country near the Mediterranean Sea between Caesarea and Joppa. In the excerpted source, it is described as a great plain, noted for the fertility of its fields and pastures. As a personal name, it was taken from that geographic name rather than formed as a native given name.
Origin
HebrewEnglishvaries by culture
Fun fact
The 19th-century source specifically notes that Sharon was originally a male name, even though it is now more commonly used for women in English.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.